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The price of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ: PLYA) closed at $8.15 in the last session, up 2.39% from day before closing price of $7.96. In other words, the price has increased by $2.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.15 million shares were traded. PLYA stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.91.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PLYA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.95.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on August 14, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $8 from $12 previously.
On June 26, 2023, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $10 to $8.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 14, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $7.25 to $8.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 14 ’24 when Peterson Karl Mr. sold 60,000 shares for $8.31 per share. The transaction valued at 498,600 led to the insider holds 2,469,033 shares of the business.
Peterson Karl Mr. sold 5,000 shares of PLYA for $47,900 on Apr 09 ’24. The Director now owns 2,529,033 shares after completing the transaction at $9.58 per share. On Mar 19 ’24, another insider, Peterson Karl Mr., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $9.45 each. As a result, the insider received 47,250 and left with 2,534,033 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PLYA now has a Market Capitalization of 1055644992 and an Enterprise Value of 1901947008. As of this moment, Playa’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.94 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.329.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PLYA has reached a high of $9.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.01%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PLYA traded on average about 856.49K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1151650 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 136.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 92.85M. Insiders hold about 28.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.03% stake in the company. Shares short for PLYA as of 1727654400 were 3997253 with a Short Ratio of 4.67, compared to 1724976000 on 3202523. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3997253 and a Short% of Float of 3.45.
